Burton Leroy Rhodes, 88, died Aug. 8, 2011, at the Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach.
He was born in Huntington Woods, Mich., and moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1942 and to Vero Beach 19 years ago.
He worked in sales at the Powell Fort Motor Co. in Fort Lauderdale for 35 years and various concessions in South Florida before his retirement.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Vero Beach, a Master Mason and member of the Scottish Rite Valley of Lake Worth and the Hi-12 Club of Vero Beach.
Survivors include his grandsons, Darrell Rhodes and Todd Rhodes both of Stillwater, Minn.; and granddaughter, Nicola Nolan, of Parker, Colo.; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Fezzy Rhodes; and son, John Michael Rhodes.
A memorial service will take place at a later date.
Arrangements are by Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach.
A guestbook is available at www.seawindsfh.com.
